With spring more or less springing, in the Northern Hemisphere anyway, the time has come to consider your portable and outdoor reading options.
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In today’s collection, we've selected 63 new paperback books published since the beginning of the year. (We threw in a few favorites from late December too, actually. There are no rules.) The idea with this set of titles was to scan for books that made a splash upon initial publication, and which are now available in cargo-pants-pocket-size paperback editions.
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You may have heard of some of these books, even if you weren’t particularly paying attention. You’ll find quite a few celebrity book club picks here, plus several Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Award winners and nominees. For instance,
Vanessa Chan’s
The Storm We Made�concerning family and espionage in 1945 Malaya—was double nominated in 2024 for Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction and Readers' Favorite Debut Novel.
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Adventurous readers may want to check out
Holly Gramazio’s debut,
The Husbands, which blends romance, satire, and magical realism in the story of an infinite spouse generator. Pulitzer Prize finalist
Tommy Orange expands his sprawling saga of Native American stories with
Wandering Stars. Or if you’re in the mood for some literary sci-fi,
Leif Enger’s dystopian vision
I Cheerfully Refuse offers to short-circuit our collective doom loop with the power of hope.
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Click on the book cover images for more information about each title. If you spot any interesting leads, use the
Want to Read button to add the book to your digital shelf.
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